The most recent incident occurred during the 58th annual All-Indian Basketball Tournament that took place from March 8-10 at Hoopa High School. No high school teams were involved in the tournament, a coach at the school confirmed; it was for adult men.

The video circulating shows a basketball player making a layup and a female voice off screen is shouting obscenities. After the layup, she screams, “in your face,” followed by a racial slur.

“Hoopa High School does not condone or support any such behavior,” Jon Ray, the superintendent of the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District told the Times-Standard on Friday.

He added the event is not sponsored by the school, it merely takes place in the school’s gym. The Hoopa Valley Tribe organizes the annual event and multiple calls to Chairman Ryan Jackson were not returned ahead of the publishing deadline.

A woman in the recreation department at the Hoopa Tribe said the tribe was made aware of this video Friday morning.

The principal of Hoopa High School also did not return multiple calls for comment.

“This was not a school event. This is not sponsored by the school,” said Ray. “… What we do is we work with the organization. We say, if this is the behavior that is going to happen here, then Hoopa High is not the best option.”

He added that because it is not a school event, he has no authority.

“It wasn’t a school-sponsored event. I have no authority over the individuals,” he said. “I don’t know if this is or isn’t (one of our students). … If it is one of our kids, I don’t mind working with that kid, but I can’t take any disciplinary action. People want some kind of discipline. I really can’t.”

Asked whether the incident would spur any racial sensitivity educational events at the school, Ray said such events happen “on a constant basis.”

The most recent incident comes as the dust is still settling from an altercation that occurred at a Hoopa High boys basketball game last month in Colusa County that was part of the California Interscholastic Federation playoffs.

Ray was at that game Feb. 26 and called it a “great game.”

“We were up for awhile and then Pierce (High School) had battled back and ended up beating us,” he said. “The game ended with great sportsmanship. Our kids and their kids shook hands and gave each other hugs.”

It was after that, Ray said, that a student fan from the Pierce High side “worked his way into our fan side.”

“(He) got in the face of one of the students and pushed him. Another one of our fans (reacted) and pushed the (Pierce) kid down to the ground,” said Ray. “And the sheriff’s (deputies) immediately stepped in and grabbed our two kids and detained them. It wasn’t until spectators pointed out the other kid was the aggressor and then he was detained too.”

A news release from the Colusa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed “several persons” were detained by deputies.

“While investigating the physical altercation, several additional verbal altercations erupted in the gymnasium,” the release states. “It was reported school staff within the gymnasium were working within the crowds to move everyone safely on their way.”

At that point, an 83-year-old Hoopa tribal elder was working his way out after the game and was pushed to the ground as well.

“He was in a walker. The video did not catch how he was knocked to the ground,” Ray said, noting he did not personally see that as it happened. “He has a bruised hip but he is OK. He did have to go to the hospital that night.”

The release notes deputies “attempted to obtain statements as well as mentioned video footage when reporting parties became uncooperative.” It adds no charges are being filed in the case.

Following the game, the incident was reported to officials at CIF, the nonprofit statewide high school athletics association.

“We asked for both schools to provide an incident report,” said Rebecca Brutlag, a CIF media relations spokesperson.

Brutlag said the outcome will depend on what’s in the report, adding this isn’t a formal investigation, but a follow-up on a reported incident.

Ray said he is working on his report and he believes it is due at the end of the month.